Took my Prologue EX FWD up to Big Bear and it handled things pretty well. This pic was taken before the snow got heavier. The traction control light came on while climbing some steep spots, but I kept a steady throttle and it pushed through. Still running the stock Bridgestones, but I’m thinking about switching to Michelins down the road.
Turn off one-pedal driving in the snow… makes a big difference in how it handles.
I drove mine in heavy snow in NJ, and yeah, it struggled like most cars do. Skidded a bit and had to drive super slow. I do have the 4WD version, by the way.
Good to know. How was the range on the way up? And how’s the charging situation in Big Bear? That’s my go-to ski spot. I even got cables for my Prologue but haven’t had to use them yet.
Antonio said:
Good to know. How was the range on the way up? And how’s the charging situation in Big Bear? That’s my go-to ski spot. I even got cables for my Prologue but haven’t had to use them yet.
The stock tires don’t do great in snow, in my opinion. Traction control is solid, though. You could probably make it up there on the stock tires, but coming down could be sketchy, especially on those steep winding roads.
I’ve done two trips to our local ski area on my snow tires. It’s about a 70-mile round trip with 4,500 ft of elevation gain. Used up 45% of the battery.
Antonio said:
Good to know. How was the range on the way up? And how’s the charging situation in Big Bear? That’s my go-to ski spot. I even got cables for my Prologue but haven’t had to use them yet.
Started at 100% charge, got 299 miles out of it, and parked with about 111 left. I tend to have a heavy foot, but with all the turns, I barely used one-pedal driving except on the highway. Had one passenger plus all our gear and food. The roads were clear on the way up, and they should be fine when I leave in a couple of days. Just hoping there’s no ice.
@Neo
Charging is kinda limited… found a couple of stations, but they only do 6.6 kW, so I’ll probably leave it plugged in overnight before heading to a supercharger.
Neo said:
@Neo
Charging is kinda limited… found a couple of stations, but they only do 6.6 kW, so I’ll probably leave it plugged in overnight before heading to a supercharger.
Good to know. Where are you coming from?
@Antonio
South Bay Area
Neo said:
@Neo
Charging is kinda limited… found a couple of stations, but they only do 6.6 kW, so I’ll probably leave it plugged in overnight before heading to a supercharger.
I’m in Ohio, so forgive me if this is a dumb question… do you need regen braking on the way down to avoid overheating your regular brakes? Make sure you leave some charge room for regen, or you’ll be riding the brakes the whole way.
@Zaid
I turned off one-pedal driving going up, but I haven’t started the drive back down yet. I’ll update once I do, but yeah, I feel like keeping it on might burn out the brakes, especially with all the sharp turns.
@Neo
That’s exactly what I was worried about. If your battery is at 100%, there’s no room for regen, so all the braking gets dumped into your regular brakes, heating them up fast. If you start your descent with some extra charge room, the car can absorb some of that energy instead of just turning it into heat.
TL;DR: Don’t start your drive down at 100% charge.
@Zaid
Makes sense. So should I charge to around 60% and use one-pedal driving on the way down?
Neo said:
@Zaid
Makes sense. So should I charge to around 60% and use one-pedal driving on the way down?
Not sure I’m the best person to answer that since I don’t have direct experience… maybe someone else here can chime in?
Grew up in a place that got hammered with lake effect snow. Always laugh when I see people sticking their windshield wipers up like that. Your defroster will take care of it.
Fenix said:
Grew up in a place that got hammered with lake effect snow. Always laugh when I see people sticking their windshield wipers up like that. Your defroster will take care of it.
Yeah, I know it’s kinda pointless, but my coworker insisted on doing it, so I just let them go for it.
Fenix said:
Grew up in a place that got hammered with lake effect snow. Always laugh when I see people sticking their windshield wipers up like that. Your defroster will take care of it.
In some places where we get more ice than snow, it actually helps. If the wipers are up, it’s way easier to scrape off the thick ice without messing up the blades.
@Roux
Your defroster still does the job, but hey, whatever works for you.
Fenix said:
@Roux
Your defroster still does the job, but hey, whatever works for you.
I can clear snow and chip off ice way faster by hand than waiting for the defroster to do it, so… yeah.